Navy Lakehurst teams earn FEB awards

Published June 2, 2011
By Tom Worsdale
NAVAIR Public Affairs

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- The Federal Executive Board awarded a bronze medal to the Naval Air Systems Command Program Management team and the NAVAIR P-3 Business and Financial Management team May 17 in Philadelphia.

The PM team is responsible for providing Peculiar Support Equipment to Naval Aviation assets throughout the world while the BFM team which is responsible for serving the Support Equipment acquisition communities for the P-3 aircraft.

The FEB recognizes agencies and organizations each year throughout the federal government for outstanding public service and excellence in government. The PM team and BFM team from Lakehurst were honored in the 2011 Outstanding Technical Support category and Outstanding Administrative Support category, respectively.

The PSE PM team from Lakehurst led efforts to outfit more than 220 Naval Aviation sites worldwide with the aircraft SE and associated logistical support needed to sustain and maintain both fixed and rotary wing aircraft during the past year. The team, made up of a cadre of experts in the areas of engineering, test, logistics, contracting, financial management and acquisition, collaborated to deliver more than 8,850 SE assets to 22 different aircraft systems at a value of over $96.8 million.

One of the many technical accomplishments of the team included the development of a ground maintenance nose landing gear replacement part for the T-45A Goshawk jet trainer that will result in a cost savings in excess of $3.2 million over the life of the aircraft.

The BFM team has provided the SE acquisition community a smooth flow of funding this year despite having to operate under stringent and limited budgetary constraints. The team provided concise financial reports and identified critical expenditures and obligations. Their support enabled the acquisition community to leverage the use of prototype SE to eliminate approximately $1 million in engineering change proposal costs - specifically, design changes that must be retrofitted to SE after being sent to the fleet.

The BFM team's motto, "We don't give up that easily!" is certainly a reflection of the spirit, focus and expertise they deliver on a daily basis to the Navy.